Recent changes on our website...

Recent changes on our website…

Published: June 8, 2015

Oct 28, 2017 – On October 27, the provincial government released its Made-in-Manitoba Climate & Green Plan. To help people understand this better, we have enhanced the section of our website related to Carbon Pricing to explain carbon pricing and why it is necessary.

Oct 25, 2017 – We have elevated our discussion of Airships to its own page and added a video of the LMH1 maiden flight. Since the loss of the Churchill rail line, the possibility of an airship alternative to winter roads or rail lines over melting permafrost has become more relevant.

Sep 21, 2016 – The Manitoba Government is preparing to put a price on carbon. So, we have added a section to the Solutions area of our website to explain carbon pricing. This included the addition of pages on carbon pricing, carbon tax, and revenue recycling. We also reorganized our pages that explain cap and trade. In all, 6 webpages were added or reworked.

Jan 26, 2016 – The section on our Air travel page related to Airships has been updated. We have new information that Lockheed Martin is now taking orders for commercial airships. We also have some new insights into hydrogen as fuel and lift for airships.

Jul 30, 2015 – Canada Greenhouse Gas (GHG) data has been updated to include 2013. (3 webpages) Overall emissions for Canada have increased 18% from 1990 to 2013. While gains have been made in some areas (such as electricity generation), those gains have been more than offset by emission increases from expansion of the tar sands in Alberta.

Jun 8, 2015 – Manitoba Greenhouse Gas (GHG) data has been updated to include 2013. (6 webpages) The bad news: overall emissions for Manitoba have increased in both 2012 and 2013. The biggest increases came agriculture and from road transport (especially SUVs and heavy duty diesel trucks).

Jun 2, 2015 – We’ve added a video about the BUILD social enterprise. The video was produced by local filmmaker Jonathan Ventura. It’s part of our series of FRESH Stories videos.

Apr 21, 2015 – We’ve added a video about a passive solar wall that was installed on the visitor reception centre at Lower Fort Garry historical site in Selkirk, Manitoba. It’s with the Solar walls topic on the Passive Solar page of the Alternative Heat Energy section of Solutions.

Oct 20, 2014 – We’ve added an inspiring 12-minute video called “Soil Carbon Cowboys“ to our Pasture management page. It shows the success that ranchers in Saskatchewan and North Dakota have had in improving soil carbon, increasing nutritional value of their forage, and improving the moisture handling of their land by using rotational grazing.

Oct 18, 2014 – Manitoba Greenhouse Gas (GHG) data has been updated to include 2012. The good news: overall emissions for Manitoba are lower than any time since 1995. The bad news: emissions from road transport are still increasing.

Sep 26, 2014 – Our new website goes live! The look and feel of the whole website has been updated. New logo, new video links, new content… Also, it should be an enjoyable visit on your mobile device – tablet or phone.

Some other new features to enjoy:

The six main topic headings in the green band at the top of each page are drop down lists to quickly locate your topic of interest